March 1st Movement

On February 1st, 1960, four college students walked into a Woolworth Five-and-Dime with intentions of buying lunch. In the 1960s, most public places in the South were segregated, This lunch counter had a strict whites-only policy. When the four boys were asked to leave, they stayed until closing time. This started the beginning of many non-violent sit-ins in Southern states, and even in a few Northern states. These sit-ins made a huge impact on the civil rights movement sparking non-violent protests

Civil War in Far West: New Mexico Campaign, 1862 has been the 2 player, lower to intermediate complexity simulation about the Confederate invasion about United States southwest. This has majorly been the strategic level design however this in addition includes operational undertones. Confederate player has often been on offensive however situation in addition calls for Union player for making counterattacks (Bentley 2010). Confederate Texan invasion about New Mexico Territory within the year 1861

Parks’ arrest when refusing to give up her seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1st , 1955, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, a member of the Birmingham African American committee led the beginning of the civil rights movement. King who helped establish a successful 385 day Montgomery Bus boycott by local African American residents, the Civil Rights Movement began as a prevailing social movement. In a politically white dominant state and country, Martin Luther King Jr aimed to legally overcome

This line was a popular slogan during the Black Power movement in the 1970s, and it acts as a stand-in or summary for the entire message of the song. By saying “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, Gil Scott-Heron is saying you cannot just sit down and watch its progress from the comfort of your own home;

comitted to independence were very upset. Because British taxed on all of the salt used by Indians Gandhi created the salt march. This was one of the biggest events of Gandhi's life. Although Gandhi knows the boundaries of the Salt law, his disobedience was an act of protest against the British rule in India. The march which took nearly a month, was around 241 miles. The march resulted in nearly 60,000 people getting arrested and Gandhi being one of them. Gandhi spoke and led prayers when they

Civil Rights movement was big for the African Americans all across America. From going to slaves on plantations to free people was a big step for everyone. Not only did it affect the African Americans, but it also affected the whites. The United States of America had been impacted for years to come after the 60’s, and shortly after the MLK speech things in the world changed for the good of people. In the 60’s many blacks were still considered slaves. According to Thernstorm ( march 1st, 1998), if

The Revolution of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. forever changed America through his philosophy of nonviolent protest and numerous contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. King achieved great success during the Civil Rights era with the practice of nonviolence. “ Having grown up in Atlanta and witnessed segregation and racism every day, King was “fascinated by the idea of refusing to cooperate with an evil system” (Nonviolent Resistance pg1) . Alongside him, was Malcolm X who

Covert Action A Necessary Evil? The term “Covert Action” brings with it a connotation of shadowy figures wrapped in secrecy and intrigue. It also brings with it a substantial amount of moral questions as to “what is right.” The use of covert action has been widely publicized since the early seventies, but trying to find out the truth to these events has been difficult to say the least. What is even more difficult, is historically recording these events into categories of successes or failures

What if one day you woke up and found out that your country now belongs to another country? This happened to the 8-year-old Yoo Gwan Sun in 1910. Korea was now a colony of Japan, and they performed many massacres due to protests, and they heavily tortured the ones who were involved in the protests. This sorrow made her hopeful that she could get her country back. Yoo Gwan Sun was a teenager who fought for Korean independence. She was born in modern-day South Chungcheong Province in Korea in the

Civil War historians view the Battle of Chancellorsville as General Robert E. Lee’s “greatest and most remarkable” victory (Sears 1). Lee, facing an army twice his size, defies all military doctrine and divides his army multiple times in order to out-maneuver and surprise the Union forces. The daring maneuver succeeds and ultimately forces the Union’s Army of the Potomac to retreat. The victory was another major blow to Union troops, but it came at a huge cost to the Confederacy: the loss of General